Monthly Archives: October 2021

Blessed by witches and ghosts

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Maren

(1 Samuel 28:3-15) I don’t know why the lectionarydoesn’t transport us to Gilboa,the battlefield of fear,as they all are,in the violence-exhausted daysat the end of Saul’s reign … to give us a story for Halloweenabout the kindness of a witch,the … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Myanmar

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Maren

God of the house with many rooms,we pray for Thantlang, Chin State,where the Myanmar juntaburned a hundred houses yesterday. We pray for those who grew upin those houses,carefully made in the Chin manner,who at meals at their tables,slept in their … Continue reading →

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Holy Communion Liturgy for, November 7, 2021

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Maren

Each month I try to share a service of Holy Communion. This year the Sunday is as far as possible from November 1, so this service will not have an All Saints focus. This liturgy is written for churches with … Continue reading →

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Malkhaz Songulashvili guest post sharing his trip from the Republic of Georgia to the Middle East

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Maren

I am glad to share this brief note by Bishop Malkhaz Songulashvili of the Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, as the first of two parts reporting on the work of the Peace Cathedral which has been supported by … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Independent Booksellers! Invite me to do a workshop and patronize them!!!

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Maren

Here I am bringing books to “A Little Something” a shop in South Berwick, Maine. I celebrate Independent stores in my area already offering Christmas Eve at the Epsom Circle McDonald’s and Other Poems. They include A Little Something, in … Continue reading →

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Prayer for the Supply Chain

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Maren

Jesus, our divine companion,hear my prayer,biased as daughter of a truck driver,for all of those who complainabout the supply chainaffecting their Christmas spendingas if there were a machine to be repaired by allowingtwenty-four-hour workdaysand the suspension ofsafe weight limits on … Continue reading →

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Interview with an intercessor

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Maren

Their saint day is October 28, but the poem was coming for me today. Who would have thought … me a saint?Jesus’ kid brother,not like James … good deedspastor in Jerusalem,in your face with Paul of Tarsus,but the younger brother,the … Continue reading →

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International Observe the Moon Night, October 16, 2021

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Maren

We will see the waxing gibbous moon tonight,and gibbous means anythingmore than half-lighted but less than full,which is, more or less,in more and less terms, how I live my life. Near the quarter moon phasesthere is more detail visible at … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Kongsberg, Norway, after the bow killing

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Maren

God who set your bow in the sky for peace,we pray for all Kongsberg,city born in the deep of mining,bright with its silver, now bright with everyone’s tears. We pray regret of the lost possibilities of those who have died,tenderness with those … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve at the Epsom Circle McDonald’s — new readings and workshops

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Maren

I am excited to share the first anniversary of my seasonal book, Christmas Eve at the Epsom Circle McDonald’s and Other Poems, now in distribution worldwide. This book of poetry for Advent and Christmas and the tail end of the … Continue reading →

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